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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • stanleynuel@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: officefile@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:27:14 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS CONTACT MY SECRETAY


GoodDay Friend ,

I am very happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner
from DUBAI .Now, i travel to Dubaiconcern my bussiness own share of the
total money , due to your enormous efforts to assist me transfer the
money that time despite that it fail us somehow I and my new partner Mr.
Morad Shamun Bruno conluded to compensate you with the sum
of$950.000.00USD
I want you to contact my secretary on the information
below

NAME;Stanley Nuel
E-MAIL;(stanleynuel@yahoo.fr ).

Ask him to
send you the total sum of (nine hundred and fifty united state dollars)A
CASHIER\'S CHEQUE ($950.000.00USD), which I kept for your
compensation.
contact him on his on private Email address:(
stanleynuel@yahoo.fr).
furnish him with your informations like;

Your
full name.............
contact address..................
phone
numbers....................
Mailing
address...................
occupation....................
and
yourpicture.......................

Please let me know when you have
receive you cheque
so we can both share the happiness together.
From
Your former bussines partner,

Mr John .G. Parry .


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